Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown said the federal government is sending a firearms strike force to the city to help curb the flow of illegal firearms.
Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown announced that a 50-person team will work with the ATF to help rid the city of illegal guns.in Chicago in which 56 people were shot, 11 fatally, the Chicago Police Department Superintendent David Brown announced a new strategy to combat gun violence.
The new strategy comes amid an 11% increase in shootings in Chicago this year over the same time period as last year.Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown holds a press conference where he vowed to step up measures to curb gun violence following yesterday's meeting with President Joe Biden at the White House, July 13, 2021, in Chicago.
He said the new gun investigations team will work closely with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well as state and federal prosecutors in an attempt to demolish any gun pipelines into the city and bring purveyors of illegal firearms to justice.
"Someone in this community knows who that is, and we want to incentivize you coming forward anonymously," Brown said."We want to incentivize you to help the police department protect your community by giving these people up."Brown began the news conference by saying that over the weekend, Chicago police officers seized 113 illegal guns and that, so far this year, a total of 6,629 illegal firearms have been taken off the streets -- a 26% increase from 2020.
He said that during the party, a vehicle drove up, and two gunmen opened fire on the group mingling outside.
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